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Virgin Atlantic Upper Class, Up To 9 Seats |
| With Virgin Atlantic revamping its award rates for its own flights, I wanted to send an updated list of dates even though I just sent this nine days ago. While dynamic award rates mean you’ll find some egregiously high award rates, Virgin has also released a chunk of award space at better rates - plus, they’ve reduced the surcharges.
Just keep in mind that Virgin’s newer Upper Class products are only on the Airbus A350-900 and A330-900neo. Book those flights if possible.
The Ink Unlimited’s increased offer is set to end at 7am ET on November 7. If you’re planning to apply, I would do so before that just in case the offer gets pulled early. If you’re applying and would like to support STTP, you can learn more here.
Now, let’s get into it! |
|  | Straight To The Points
Routes: To London Heathrow (LHR) Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), New York (JFK), Washington Dulles (IAD), Los Angeles (LAX), Orlando (MCO), Miami (MIA), Tampa (TPA), Seattle (SEA), San Francisco (SFO), Toronto (YYZ)
To Manchester
Operating airline: Virgin Atlantic
Class of service: Upper Class (business class) Dates: January 2024 - September 2025 Seats available: 2 (up to 9) Cabin layout: 1-2-1 (A350, A330-900neo); 1-1-1 (A333, B789) Book with (per person, one-way): Air France-KLM Flying Blue: BOS: 65,000 miles JFK: 69,000 miles YYZ: 71,000 miles IAD: 73,000 miles ATL: 84,000 miles MCO: 87,000 miles TPA: 88,000 miles MIA: 88,000 miles SEA: 96,000 miles LAS: 104,000 miles SFO: 107,000 miles LAX: 109,000 miles JFK-MAN: 67,000 miles LAS-MAN: 71,000 miles MCO-MAN: 85,000 miles ATL-MAN: 91,000 miles
Delta SkyMiles: 195,000 miles Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: ATL, BOS, JFK, IAD, MCO, MIA, TPA: From 29,000 points YYZ: From 37,000 points LAX, SEA, SFO: From 50,000 points
Taxes/fees to/from LHR (per person, one-way):
Air France-KLM Flying Blue: From US: ~$228 From LHR: ~$587
Delta SkyMiles From US: $5.60 From LHR: ~$560
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club From US: ~$255 From YYZ: ~$336 From LHR: ~$549
From LHR/MAN, you will be on the hook for the Air Passenger Duty (APD) fee of £202. It doesn't matter which program you use to book, this fee will be included.
Bank transfer partners:
Air France-KLM: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Delta: Amex, Marriott Virgin: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott 40% Chase transfer bonus 30% Citi transfer bonus
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Let me know if you book! |
|  | | ATL-LHR January: 6-8, 11-16, 19-23, 25-29 February: 3, 4, 17, 24 LHR-ATL January: 14, 22, 23, 28-30 February: 1, 3-5, 9-12, 16, 19, 20, 24-26 March: 5, 19, 26 April: 23 May-August: N/A September: 10
BOS-LHR January: 6, 7, 13’15, 20, 21, 25, 28 February: 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24-26 March: 1-4, 10, 11, 16-18, 23, 24 April: 28, 29 LHR-BOS January: 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 29 February: 5, 11, 18, 19, 25, 26 March: 5, 12, 19 April: 22, 23, 29, 30 May: 1, 14, 15, 20, 21 June: 6, 7, 8
IAD-LHR January: 13, 14, 17, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28 February: 18, 25 March: 3, 4, 11 LHR-IAD January: 8, 14, 16, 22, 31 February: 1, 6, 12, 15, 26-28 March: 3-7, 11, 12, 14, 19-21, 25 April: 24, 25 May: 2 June: 3, 4, 5, 11, 12
JFK-LHR January: 7, 8, 10, 11-31 February: 1, 3-5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 25 March: 1, 8-12, 14-19, 21-26 April: 26, 29 May-August: N/A September: 21 LHR-JFK January: 7-11, 13-18, 20-25, 28-31 February: 1, 3-6, 8, 10-13, 18-22, 25, 26 March: 1-3, 5, 8-10, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 April: 22-26, 28-30 May: 2-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28, 30, 31 June: 1-8, 10-14 July-August: N/A September: 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 16, 17
LAX-LHR July: 29 August: 5, 18 LHR-LAX March: 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28
MCO-LHR January: 18-20, 26 LHR-MCO March: 5-7, 11, 13, 21, 24-26
MIA-LHR January: 9, 10, 12, 13, 16-19, 21, 22, 27, 29 February: 12, 16, 19 March: 6, 10, 12, 26 LHR-MIA September: 3, 10 |
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| SEA-LHR December: 24, 30 January: 1, 7, 15 February: 5 March: 10, 31 April: 14 LHR-SEA January: 21, 22 February: 26 March: 11, 12, 25
SFO-LHR July: 28 August: 4, 11 LHR-SFO April: 9 May-July: N/A August: 14, 20, 21, 27 September: 10
TPA-LHR January: 26 February: 5 LHR-TPA January: 30 February: 5, 11, 12, 18-20 March: 4 June: 4
YYZ-LHR April: 22-24, 26-28, 30 May: 1, 3-8, 10, 12-14, 16, 19, 30 LHR-YYZ March: 31
ATL-MAN January: 18, 23, 28 February: N/A March: 20 MAN-ATL January: 31 February: 1, 4, 6-8, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20-22, 25, 27, 28 March: 4, 5, 7, 11-14, 19-21, 25-27 April: 28-30 May: 5-8, 13, 14, 20-22, 27 June-August: N/A September: 3, 4, 6, 10-13, 16-20
JFK-MAN January: 8, 15, 17, 22, 29 February: 2, 5, 12, 24, 26 March: 12, 19, 26 MAN-JFK January: 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29 February: 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28 March: 2-5, 11, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26
MCO-MAN January: 14, 16, 19, 20, 22, 26, 28, 29 February: 19, 26 March: 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 16 April-August: N/A September: 7-9, 15, 22 MAN-MCO January: 20 April: 24 May: 1, 26, 27 June-August: N/A September: 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 22 |
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|  | Flight Experience
Virgin Atlantic has a reputation for being a fun airline with friendly crews and an amazing lounge at London Heathrow. For the best inflight experience, try to find a date with award space on Virgin's A350-1000 or A330-900neo.
The A350 has a 1-2-1 cabin layout but, unlike reverse herringbone cabin arrangement, the 2 middle seats face away from each other and toward the window seats. Their A330-900neo has a staggered 1-2-1 layout.
The A330neo will also have two Retreat Suites which have a bit more space, including an ottoman that allows your traveling companion to dine with you. You can pay extra to book these seats.
The A330-300 and Boeing 787-9 cabins are arranged in a 1-1-1 layout. Row A will provide the most privacy as Rows G and K are angled toward each other.
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Virgin Atlantic: Great Rate, But Steep Surcharges
With Virgin’s move to dynamic award rates, they have maintained a saver level and it’s actually lower than what it was previously. Even better, they’ve reduced the surcharges on saver level tickets.
Since you can transfer points from Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, and Citi, this will be your best way to book.
It’s even better with a transfer bonus:
40% Chase Transfer Bonus ATL, BOS, JFK, IAD, MCO, MIA, TPA: 21,000 Chase points YYZ: 27,000 points LAX, SEA, SFO: 43,000 points
30% Citi Transfer Bonus ATL, BOS, JFK, IAD, MCO, MIA, TPA: 23,000 Chase points YYZ: 29,000 points LAX, SEA, SFO: 46,000 points
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|  | An example of Delta wishing it didn’t have a loyalty program. |
| How To Search
The fastest way to search is on Virgin's site. Select one-way or round-trip Select Upper Class Select Pay with points Select Flying From and Flying To cities Select date(s) Select number of passengers Run search
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club will put award space on hold for up to 24 hours, but you'll need to call to do so (800-862-8621).
Flying Blue will allow you to hold award space over the phone (800-375-8723) and you can include a stopover if you want to see two cities on one award.
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